ICPC State Pages

About the ICPC

The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) was established in 1974 and consists of members from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The AAICPC has authority under ICPC to "promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this compact." The AAICPC obtains its Secretariat Services, as an affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA).

For more information, please visit the AAICPC website.

Contact the AAICPC

American Public Human Services Association
1133 Nineteenth Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 682-0100
fax: (202) 289-6555

Web Manager: Carla Fults [cfults@aphsa.org]

Click on a state to see it's page:

ICPC STATE Pages

California

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time · Phone: (916) 651-8100 · Fax: (916) 651-8144

California Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)

Home study for adoption conducted prior to Termination of Parental Rights (TPR):

Home study for relatives conducted prior to Termination of Parental Rights (TPR):

After TPR, relatives are no longer relatives and a foster care or adoptive home study must be requested:

Relative Home Study

Define Relative:

Relative means an adult who is related to the child by blood, adoption, or affinity within the fifth degree of kinship, including stepparents, stepsiblings, and all relatives whose status is preceded by the words "great,""great-great," or "grand," or the spouse of any of these persons, even if the marriage was terminated by death or dissolution

A "nonrelative extended family member" is defined as any adult caregiver who has an established familial or mentoring relationship with the child. The county welfare department shall verify the existence of a relationship through interviews with the parent and child or with one or more third parties. The parties may include relatives of the child, teachers, medical professionals, clergy, neighbors, and family friends.

Relatives must be licensed:

Proof of Paternity is required:

Yes: Proof of paternity is established in ICPC home study request by sending state and that proof is submitted to California receiving agency.

California considers the following types and degrees of relation as relative placements. Individuals related in the 1st degree, 2nd degree, 3rd degree and 4th degree (You may need to refer to your state's consanguinity chart or state statute to determine relations or relative status.):

Other

1st degree (Parents) 2nd degree (Grandparents, siblings) 3rd degree (Great grandparents, uncles and aunts, nephews and nieces) 4th degree (Great great grandparents, great uncles and aunts, first cousins, grand nephews and nieces) 5th degree (Great grand uncles and aunts, great grand nephews and nieces, first cousins once removed)